Dear Amy: I wonder if my expectations are too high, or if my wife is controlling me? I do not feel welcome in my own house. Every week my wife asks me for my schedule (I am retired) for the coming ...

Sometimes people try to assert power over others and control situations. They may do this out of anxiety because they worry that things will go wrong if they do not maintain control. In other cases, ...

Self-control is one of the most important attributes that we can develop. Impulsivity is one of our worse liabilities. A study soon to be published in the Journal of Research in Personality explores ...

Do you know how to make someone give you 20 cents? It’s a cinch. First, go into a store and find something that costs $9.80. Then, go to the cashier and hand over a $10.00 bill. The cashier will give ...